ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTCBB: SNWV) today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued the Company patent number 8,092,401, titled “Method and Apparatus for Producing Shock Waves for Medical Applications.” The patent has a term extending to February 2027 and relates to a new method of producing shock waves utilizing a mechanically pressurized fluid.